Tag Archives: London

TRANSFER IN HEATHROW I just arrived in London from Madrid on a Boeing 777-200. By the time the bus ejects me on the ground floor of Terminal 5, I have one hour left to make my connection to Basel. So … Continue reading →

TRANSFER IN BARAJAS My flight from Jerez comes to a standstill on stand K103, which is the one but last stand on the north side of Madrid’s terminal 4. My onward connection will be departing from gate S35 in the … Continue reading →

Date: 13. May 2017. Departure: 21:50. Arrival: 13:30. Flight time: 9 hours 50 minutes. Seat: 62K, window. INTRODUCTION This has been one of the most tiring trips I have made in a very long time, so I’m rather glad it’s … Continue reading →

Date: 06. May 2017. Departure: 14:20. Arrival: 19:30.Flight time: 11 hours 10 minutes. Seat: 62J, aisle on the upper deck INTRODUCTION My flight from Rome touches down in Heathrow at around 09h40 local time, which means I have about four … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, a very long time ago and long before the age of airspace congestion and low cost carriers, when travel still had the aura of glamour and adventure and passengers travelled with a set of valises and … Continue reading →

Date: 25. August 2016. Departure: 21h30. Arrival: 15h30. Flight time: 8 hours, plus 5 hours sitting around. Seat: 14A. INTRODUCTION The last time I took the Singapore Airlines flight from New York to Frankfurt was on 17 January 2008, on … Continue reading →